Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
THE W. c. I. U. COLUMN

THE W. c. 7. U. COLUMN
I'VE are not responsible for ANYTHING app aar-
ing in this department as Il is conducted bv the
ladies of the Womans Christian remppranee
uuion. Eps TRiauNE.I
There is 10 be special meeting
of the w. c. T. t., Friday after
noon ut 3 o'clock, Jan. 7th, 1887.
All the ladies are requested to be
present AS very important work is to
be brought up, also election of year
ly officers. Please make an effort
to be present
81 have been watching foi thirty
five years, aud ia al my investiga.
ton among the poor never yet
found a family borne down by poy-
erty that did not owe It's fall TO
rum, - DR.. Hocard Crosby spstkiag
of Helsa CImp5sHs articles on
" Prisoners Of Poverty"
The scheme of the Chicago Auar.
chists TO blow up the water works
of that city is not surprising. If
there Is anything an Aharchlst de.
splseS it is water. You never heard
of m Anarchist plot TO blow op
brewery
Throw out your light; teach the,
people to feel that they are the law
makers. Show all the friends of
temperance the folly Of sending
drinking men to our legislative
halls, aud then sending them peti.
tions to save the community from
the ruiuous effects Of their own
practice. lion. II. q. Deiaoun.
There is no question before the
American people to-day that begins
to match IN Importance the temper
anoe question. The question of
American slavery never was any
thing but baby by The side of
this; aud VIC prophesy that within
ten years, il not five, the whole
country will be awake TO it aud di-
yided upon it.--J g. Hottuak.
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Miss Frances h. Willard IN her
address TO labor organizations puts
the truth IN straightforward Ian
guAge when she says
"The central question Of labor re-
| form is not SO much how To get
higher wages, as how 30 turn pres
ent wages to better account for
waste harms most those who can
least afford it. Ii is not oyer-pro-
duution so much ~ under-cousump
ton, that grnds the faces OF the
working men. Fourteen hundred
millions annually drawn, n,chieny from
the pockets of worklugmen, Gy "a.
loon Keepers and olgar-deaiers,
means less flour iu the barrel, less
coal in the cellar, and less clothing
for the laborors' families. We
grieve to see them give their money
for that which is not bread, aud
their labor for that which satisieth
not, We suggest that if, by your
request, pay day were universally
changed from Saturday to Monday,
this would do much to increase the
capital at home.
The life insurance statistics prove
that while the average life OF the
moderate drinker is bat thirty-fve
years and a half that of the total
abstainer is sixty-four years. The
successful explorers and soldiers,
the famous athletes, pedestrians,
ropers aud shots are men who do
not cob web their brains, or palsy
their nerves with alcoholic drink.
We ask your attention to our
White Crosa Piled 20 of equal chas-
tity for man and women: of pure
language aud pure life We ask
your help in our efforts TO secure
adequate protection by law for the
daughters Of the poor aud rich
alike, from the cruelty of base and
brutal men. We ask your help in
bui 'butdfpiS w BitctiFt tlt
American Sabbath with its rest and
quiet, redeeming it from being az
now the harvest time of the saloon
kaeper, when he gathers in the hard
earnings of the workIngman, aud
we promise you our cooperation IN
your efforts TO secure the Saturday
halfholiday, which, we believe,
will do so much TO change the Sab
bath from a day of recreation 10
one Of rest at home aud for the
worship Of God. We rejoice to
note that the Central Labor Union
of New York City petitioned It's
municipal officers to close the sa-
looms upon the Sabbath day, and
we earnestly hope that all such so
cietles may soon petition for their